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Federal Attorney Jobs: Application Strategies & Resume Techniques

Join WCL's Office of Development & Alumni Relations as we host career strategist and resume specialist Elle O'Flaherty, attorney and former hiring manager with over 15 years of experience in the Federal government, for a dynamic and tips-filled webinar on how to locate and apply for attorney and law-related positions with the federal government.

Summer Public Interest Internships 101

At this Public Interest Roundtable, upper level WCL students will share stories of how they found their 1L and 2L summer public interest internships in a diverse range of fields including civil legal services, government service, public interest firms, nonprofits, and criminal defense and what their work experiences were like. They will also be available to answer questions about their application timelines, interview process, interview questions, valued law school activities, and important considerations for students relying on an Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) summer stipend. Registration is required in advance via Zoom.

Health Law and Policy Program Health Law Career Panel

Join the Health Law and Policy Program for a panel of its distinguished alumni in the health law field. The panelists will discuss their career paths and current jobs, followed by breakout sessions where students will have the opportunity to network with the alumni. To attend, please RSVP to Program Coordinator Tori Nadel at vnadel@wcl.american.edu by 12:00pm on Wednesday, January 20th, 2021. 

Business Law Program Resume Review

The Business Law Program will host a resume review on Zoom starting at 12:00 PM January 22, 2021. Join us to get feedback on your resume ahead of the externship fair and other upcoming job deadlines!

RSVP required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/65RFzTNx8NVgqGtP6

Zoom information will be shared with registrants as the event approaches.

OCI Preparation: Introduction to the Capital Markets and Institutions/Financial System w/ Business Law

OCI Preparation: Introduction to the Capital Markets and Institutions/Financial System w/ Business Law Program

This session is a crash course on the vocabulary of business law.  Open to everyone but particularly geared towards students interviewing for corporate law jobs, this session will introduce you to the functions of the capital markets and the broader financial system, and to the key players involved.  You will learn some basic information about different financial products and institutions that many employers consider common knowledge and may reference in interviews.

Register on CareerLink.